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Tropicana - Behind The Curtain

Idelbis enters the dressing room of the "modelos" dancers. Even though she is still a student, the artistic heads of the Tropicana have decided that she and some other advanced students should already start dancing in the show to gain experience.

Maité, Vice-Director of the Tropicana cabaret dance school, during the first check of young men that want to join the school. Each year, Tropicana selects some 40 of over 600 young Cubans for its dance school.

Fernando Valdes, Director of the Tropicana school and Maité check the back of a young woman.

Zama is being pulled by her mother to grow two more centimeters. Zama presented herself at the Tropicana dance school but since she did not meet with the school standards of 165cm, she was told to show up again after 4 weeks to see if she had grown.

Ariel, Alain and Dairo during an exam at the Tropicana dance school.

Yanet sweating during an exam at the Tropicana Dance school.

Alain sweats during a dance lesson at the Tropicana Dance school.

Teachers observe the jump of Maikel during the six month examinations at the Tropicana Dance school.

Maite, Vice Director at the school, during a dance lesson. Tropicana Dance school.

Yanelis (ri), dancer at the Tropicana cabaret, helps her little sister Yanet (le), student at the Tropicana school, to get ready for an exam, on the roof garden of Yanelis' apartement.

Tropicana Dance school student Maikel at home in Old Havana, with a carpet depicting a black stallion, Santaria saint dolls and a clock in the shape of a hart.

Juan Carlos Mas, Primer Bailarin at the Tropicana Cabaret and teacher at the school, yells at a student during a ballet lesson.

The feet of Daylin, in broken ballet shoes, at the side of Yanelis' show shoes. Students write their names inside the ballet shoes and pass them on to the next generation of students. Tropicana Dance school.

Maikel (ri), Joan (ce) and Dairo (le) during a folk lesson at the Tropicana Dance school.

Joaquin during a ballet lesson at the Tropicana Dance school.

Students Maikel and Idelbis during the final adagio exam. Tropicana Dance school.

Maikel in an exam after three months. Tropicana Dance school.

Yoamnet (le) and other students at the Tropicana School, are sad after they learned that they failed in an exam and have to leave the school. Tropicana Dance school.

Dancer Maria Elena during a dance lesson. Tropicana Cabaret Matanzas, Show Las Alturas de Simpson.

Yanai de los Mercedes, puts on lip stick prior to the show Las Alturas de Simpson. Tropicana Cabaret Matanzas.

Fernando Valdes, Director at the Tropicana Dance School, slaps student Joaquin because of Joaquin's lack of discipline during a ballet lesson.

Yanet is crying as Adonis is trying to comfort her, after both learned that they failed in an exam and have to leave the Tropicana Dance school.

Jennys mother puts on make-up on her doughter prior to the graduation party of the Tropicana Dance school.

Students Yanelis und Deyvis rest during rehearsals for "Se Le Ve" at the cabaret dance floor. Tropicana Dance school.

Santiago Alfonso, Art-Director at the Tropicana Cabaret, observes the students during a ballet lesson. Tropicana Dance school.

Student Deyvis (ri) is being observed by pro dancer Choco prior to her first appearance in the show. The most advanced students of the Tropicana Dance school are already dancing in the show to gain experience.

Student Jenny rehearses for an examination at home in Old Havana. Tropicana Dance school.

Student Idelbis in the dressing room prior to her first appearance in the show. The most advanced students are already dancing in the show to gain experience. Tropicana Dance school.

Students Yanelis, Joan (Yuneysi and Oyaiky) practice at the roof of Joans home in Old Havana, for an examination at the Tropicana Dance school.

Maite, teacher at the school, announces the results of the final examinations of the Tropicana Dance school.

Final dance examinations at the cabaret stage. Students: Harold and Magdaleidis; Oyaiky and Yuneysi; Alexis and Deyvis; Maikel and Yoanis. Tropicana Dance school.

Jenny with her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother at home in Old Havana. Tropicana Dance school.

Jenny receives the diploma from Fernando Valdes, Director at the School. Tropicana Dance school.

Tropicana billboard at the entrance at the road of Matanzas to Varadero. Tropicana Cabaret Matanzas, Show Las Alturas de Simpson.

Zama, dancer, in the dressing room prior to the show. Tropicana Cabaret Matanzas, Show Las Alturas de Simpson.

Yumeydi, Lili-Carmen, Mileyma and Maité, sing love songs in the dressing room prior to the show. Tropicana Cabaret Matanzas, Show Las Alturas de Simpson.